I was born in Manhattan in 1955. Both of my parents were in theater and the arts professionally. I attended public schools until high school where I attended the High School of Music and Art as an art major. I went on to major in fine arts at the City College of New York. Over the years I worked in the restaurant business as a waitress and later as a chef. I co-owned an Italian Restaurant in Manhattan, Santerellos, and had two sons. I relocated to Tivoli New York where I worked as a chef and attended Nursing School at CGCC in Hudson, NY. I currently live in Germantown, NY. After Graduating I worked as a nurse in two local hospitals until I retired from nursing and jumped back into restaurant ownership with Jaeger Haus Restaurant and beer garden, which is where I am today. Throughout my various careers I have worked steadily as a painter, although my time was limited during my children’s early years.During the time that I was a member of the artists Co-op in Rhinebeck N.Y. I began to sell a good number of paintings including commissioned portraits. However I found the time required for a co-op situation to be more than I could handle and am at present putting all of my time into painting and Jaeger Haus.